2006 Rally Catalunya
| 2006 Rally Catalunya 42o Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada | |
|---|---|
| Round 4 of the 2006 World Rally Championship | |
| Marcus Grönholm | |
| Rally base | Salou |
| Dates run | March 24 – 26 2006 |
| Stages | 16 (359.54 km; 223.41 miles) |
| Stage surface | Tarmac |
| Overall distance | 1,002.47 km (622.91 miles) |
| Statistics | |
| Crews | 66 at start, 56 at finish |
| Overall results | |
| Overall winner | France Sébastien Loeb Belgium Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team |
The 42o Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada, the fourth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season, took place from March 24 to 26, 2006.
Report
[edit ]The rally was the first all-tarmac event of the season. The event was marred by an accident in the JWRC category which resulted in the death of the co-driver Jörg Bastuck.[1] Eventually the rally saw the second win of the season for the reigning world champion Sébastien Loeb, although the early pacesetter was Ford's Marcus Grönholm. After winning the first three stages, he suffered turbo problems[2] on stage five but fought back from tenth place to eventually take third place. Ahead of Grönholm was the first podium for Spain's Dani Sordo with a fast run that was publicly acknowledged by Loeb.[3] Further down the field, the twice previous Rally Catalunya winner Gilles Panizzi disappointed with a tenth-place finish. Panizzi promptly left the Red Bull Škoda Team [4] and has not competed in a WRC round since.
Results
[edit ]Retirements
[edit ]- Spain Xavier Pons - accident (SS10)
- Italy Luca Betti - accident (SS12)
- France Julien Pressac - engine (SS12)
- United Kingdom Barry Clark - withdrawn (SS2)
- Germany Aaron Burkart - accident (SS2)
Special stages
[edit ]All dates and times are CET (UTC+1) from 24 to 25 March 2006 and CEST (UTC+2) in 26 March 2006.
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (24 MAR) |
SS1 | 08:05 | Querol 1 | 25.43 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 13:36.7 | 112.1 km/h | Finland M. Grönholm |
| SS2 | 08:53 | el Montmell 1 | 24.13 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 12:35.6 | 115.0 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 12:33 | Querol 2 | 25.43 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 13:44.4 | 111.1 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 13:21 | el Montmell 2 | 24.13 km | France S. Loeb | 12:31.8 | 115.6 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 16:31 | Colldejou | 26.51 km | France S. Loeb | 15:42.1 | 101.3 km/h | France S. Loeb | |
| SS6 | 17:24 | Riudecaynes | 11.60 km | France S. Loeb | 7:45.3 | 89.8 km/h | ||
| 2 (25 MAR) |
SS7 | 07:50 | Duesaigues 1 | 11.50 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 7:47.8 | 88.5 km/h | |
| SS8 | 08:36 | Vilaplana 1 | 28.32 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 16:36.4 | 102.4 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 09:59 | Margalef - la Palma d'Ebre 1 | 15.85 km | France S. Loeb | 9:35.2 | 99.2 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 13:09 | Duesaigues 2 | 11.50 km | Spain D. Sordo | 8:04.7 | 85.4 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 13:55 | Vilaplana 2 | 28.32 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 16:44.7 | 101.5 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 15:18 | Margalef - la Palma d'Ebre 2 | 15.85 km | France S. Loeb | 9:33.2 | 99.6 km/h | ||
| 3 (26 MAR) |
SS13 | 07:53 | el Lloar - la Figuera 1 | 22.43 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 12:41.5 | 106.0 km/h | |
| SS14 | 09:05 | Pratdip 1 | 26.47 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 15:36.5 | 101.8 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 11:56 | el Lloar - la Figuera 2 | 22.43 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 12:41.5 | 106.0 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 13:08 | Pratdip 2 | 26.47 km | Finland M. Grönholm | 15:40.6 | 101.4 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
[edit ]Drivers' championship
[edit ]Manufacturers' championship
[edit ]| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON Monaco |
SWE Sweden |
MEX Mexico |
ESP Spain |
FRA France |
ARG Argentina |
ITA Italy |
GRC Greece |
GER Germany |
FIN Finland |
JPN Japan |
CYP Cyprus |
TUR Turkey |
AUS Australia |
NZL New Zealand |
GBR United Kingdom | |||
| 1 | Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 14 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | OMV-Peugeot Norway | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Red Bull Škoda Team | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Co-driver dies in rally accident". bbc.co.uk. 2006年03月24日. Retrieved 2008年05月31日.
- ^ "Loeb snatches lead in Catalunya". bbc.co.uk. 2006年03月24日. Retrieved 2008年05月31日.
- ^ "Loeb remains on top in Catalunya". bbc.co.uk. 2006年03月25日. Retrieved 2008年05月31日.
- ^ "Rovanpera in for Panizzi at Skoda". bbc.co.uk. 2006年03月30日. Retrieved 2008年05月31日.
